Econtrovertia APS is an environmental nonprofit operating in Trentino and Bolivia, working in four different areas: environmental sustainability, digital detox, volunteering, and international solidarity. Econtrovertia APS spreads environmental culture through its international blog “greenmarked.it,” carries out environmental education projects in schools of Trentino, promotes digital balance with its “Social Media Detox” platform, and supports agroecology in Bolivia through its “Agrecol Trees” project. Guided by a commitment to critical and contrasting discussion, Econtrovertia APS strives to meet the diverse needs of both humanity and the environment with the highest consistency and authenticity.
The “Social Media Detox” platform by “Econtrovertia APS” encourages digital balance and face-to-face relationships, fights against digital addiction, and promotes a freer and more connected to nature lifestyle. It involves a series of activities aimed at raising awareness about the negative effects of excessive digital use and promoting a more balanced lifestyle.
Born in 2017, the Social Media Detox offers five types of digital detox experience:
- DETOX CAMP
The Detox Camp is an immersive digital detox experience in natural environments of Trentino. Smartphones and digital devices are collected at check-in and replaced by workshops belonging to various areas: psychology, sports, arts, recreation, environment and nature. The Detox Camp format, lasting one or more days, is particularly suitable for youth camps, school trips and welcoming days.
- DETOX @ SCHOOL
“Detox @ School” is a collection of school workshops that encourage a healthy and balanced use of digital technologies. The activities, run by educators and experts, are accompanied by an anonymous questionnaire on students’ digital habits and lifestyles, the results of which are sent to the school coordinator. The “Detox @ School” format is particularly suitable for school initiatives related to mental health, addiction, and the prevention and promotion of healthy lifestyles. In addition, “environmental” activities can be included in school projects that incentive students’ active citizenship.
- DETOX CHALLENGE
“Detox challenge” is an immersive digital education project revolving around the concept of “challenge.” Following a day of digital detox, two detox challenges are assigned to each participant. All challenges encourage participants to limit their use of apps and digital devices to two weeks. A self-assessment and control test will reward participants who successfully complete the challenge. The experience is reviewed through the analysis of the data collected, a discussion with a digital addictions psychologist, an art workshop and a public presentation of the results and artwork.
- BLACK MIRROR ESCAPE ROOM
Developed by educators, artists, psychologists and emotional intelligence experts the “Black Mirror Escape Room” project is an immersive training experience based on the unsettling universe of the Netflix series “Black Mirror.” By overcoming challenges, puzzles, and digital deceptions, participants must escape from the room, flee from a dystopian and hyper-digitized future, combat digital addictions, and preserve their digital balance.
- DETOX VEGETABLE GARDEN
The Detox Vegetable Garden is a community garden where participants can disconnect from their screens and get out of the house, engage in gardening activities, and take care of seedlings and vegetables. A small farming space available from April to November, where every phone-free hour of volunteer work is recorded and allows participants to take home a basket of organic crops. From the field to the table, the Detox Vegetable Garden is an ideal location for finding serenity and disconnecting from social media in a supportive environment.
For more info:
Website: socialmediadetox.it
Telegram group chat: @socialmediadetox
